Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-07-03 — TX
Operator
Phillips 66 Pipeline Llc
Cause
Natural Force Damage
Commodity
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$1,500,000
Incident datetime
2013-07-03 07:30
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
The local area supervisor in billings recieved a call from the control center at 5:45 pm mst on 07/02/2013, regarding a pressure differential downstream of a block valve at ~mp 22 on sm01 seminoe mainline and the line had been shut down. The area supervisor, a technician and a pipeliner headed to the approximate location to investigate and the line flyer was released for assistance nothing was found on 07/02/2013. On 07/03/13 crews continued to investigate and the leak was found by the line flyer. Upon this discovery, operations and contract crews immediately headed to the site and began work. Line was stress releived for about 4000 feet and repairs were made to the line. Additional safety items were performed as requested by PHMSA on the line and started back up on 07/13/2013. Pressure downstream of the valve is ~25 psi and upstream is ~325 psi. Mp 22 is 20 miles south of billings and technically within crow reservation boundaries.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-08-01 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130263
Supplemental Number
18912
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
31684
Name
Phillips 66 Pipeline Llc
Operator Street Address
2331 Citywest Blvd
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77042
Local Datetime
2013-07-02 17:25:00
Location Latitude
45.250322
Location Longitude
-107.701801
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Gasoline (Non-Ethanol)
Unintentional Release Bbls
411
Recovered Bbls
11
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Controller
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-07-03 07:30:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2013-07-02 17:26:00
Restart Datetime
2013-07-13 09:00:00
On Site Datetime
2013-07-03 08:00:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2013-07-03 08:42:00
Nrc Rpt Num
105628
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Automatic
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Automatic
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Seminoe Pipe Line
Segment Name
Sm-01
Onshore State Abbreviation
Mt
Onshore Postal Code
59075
Onshore City Name
St. Xavier
Onshore County Name
Bighorn
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Mp 54.2
Federal
No
Location Type
Originated On Operator-Controlled Property, But Then Flowed Or Migrated Off The Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
30
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Seam
Pipe Diameter
8.625
Pipe Wall Thickness
0.188
Pipe Smys
52000
Pipe Specification
5l
Pipe Seam Type
Erw - Low Frequency
Pipe Manufacturer
Kaiser Steel
Pipe Coating Type
Coal Tar
Installation Year
1963
Manufactured Year
1963
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Rupture
Rupture Orient
Longitudinal
Rupture Width
1
Rupture Length
28
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
Yes
Remediation Ind
Yes
Soil Remed Ind
Yes
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
10000
Est Cost Gas Released
60935
Est Cost Prop Damage
1500000
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
414852
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
1985787
Accident Psig
1295
Mop Psig
1632
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
87965
Internal Inspection Ind
Yes
Operation Complications Ind
No
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Scada In Place Ind
Yes
Scada Operating Ind
Yes
Scada Functional Ind
Yes
Scada Detection Ind
Yes
Scada Conf Ind
Yes
Cpm In Place Ind
Yes
Cpm Operating Ind
Yes
Cpm Functional Ind
Yes
Cpm Detection Ind
Yes
Cpm Conf Ind
Yes
Investigation Status
No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate)
Investigation Status Details
A sudden pressure drop was discovered by the controller.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Natural Force Damage
Cause Details
Earth Movement, Not Due To Heavy Rains/floods
Natural Force Type
Earth Movement, Not Due To Heavy Rains/floods
Earth Subtype
Landslide
Nf Extreme Weather Ind
No
Preparer Name
M****** J* D******
Preparer Title
Dot Coordinator
Preparer Email
M****************@p**.com
Preparer Telephone
406.855.6963
Preparer Fax
406.255.5734
Prepared Date
2014-01-10 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
T*** L* T*****
Authorizer Telephone
832.765.1636
Authorizer Title
Regulatory Compliance Manager
Authorizer Email
T************@p**.com
Narrative
The local area supervisor in billings recieved a call from the control center at 5:45 pm mst on 07/02/2013, regarding a pressure differential downstream of a block valve at ~mp 22 on sm01 seminoe mainline and the line had been shut down. The area supervisor, a technician and a pipeliner headed to the approximate location to investigate and the line flyer was released for assistance nothing was found on 07/02/2013. On 07/03/13 crews continued to investigate and the leak was found by the line flyer. Upon this discovery, operations and contract crews immediately headed to the site and began work. Line was stress releived for about 4000 feet and repairs were made to the line. Additional safety items were performed as requested by PHMSA on the line and started back up on 07/13/2013. Pressure downstream of the valve is ~25 psi and upstream is ~325 psi. Mp 22 is 20 miles south of billings and technically within crow reservation boundaries.
| Report Received Date | 2013-08-01 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130263 |
| Supplemental Number | 18912 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 31684 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Phillips 66 Pipeline Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 2331 Citywest Blvd |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77042 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-07-02 17:25:00 |
| Location Latitude | 45.250322 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -107.701801 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Gasoline (Non-Ethanol) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 411 |
| Recovered Bbls | 11 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Controller |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-07-03 07:30:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2013-07-02 17:26:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2013-07-13 09:00:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-07-03 08:00:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2013-07-03 08:42:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 105628 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Upstream Valve Type Ind | Automatic |
| Downstream Valve Type Ind | Automatic |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Seminoe Pipe Line |
| Segment Name | Sm-01 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Mt |
| Onshore Postal Code | 59075 |
| Onshore City Name | St. Xavier |
| Onshore County Name | Bighorn |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Mp 54.2 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Originated On Operator-Controlled Property, But Then Flowed Or Migrated Off The Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 30 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Seam |
| Pipe Diameter | 8.625 |
| Pipe Wall Thickness | 0.188 |
| Pipe Smys | 52000 |
| Pipe Specification | 5l |
| Pipe Seam Type | Erw - Low Frequency |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Kaiser Steel |
| Pipe Coating Type | Coal Tar |
| Installation Year | 1963 |
| Manufactured Year | 1963 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Rupture |
| Rupture Orient | Longitudinal |
| Rupture Width | 1 |
| Rupture Length | 28 |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | Yes |
| Remediation Ind | Yes |
| Soil Remed Ind | Yes |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 10000 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 60935 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1500000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 414852 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 1985787 |
| Accident Psig | 1295 |
| Mop Psig | 1632 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 87965 |
| Internal Inspection Ind | Yes |
| Operation Complications Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Scada In Place Ind | Yes |
| Scada Operating Ind | Yes |
| Scada Functional Ind | Yes |
| Scada Detection Ind | Yes |
| Scada Conf Ind | Yes |
| Cpm In Place Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Operating Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Functional Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Detection Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Conf Ind | Yes |
| Investigation Status | No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate) |
| Investigation Status Details | A sudden pressure drop was discovered by the controller. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Natural Force Damage |
| Cause Details | Earth Movement, Not Due To Heavy Rains/floods |
| Natural Force Type | Earth Movement, Not Due To Heavy Rains/floods |
| Earth Subtype | Landslide |
| Nf Extreme Weather Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | M****** J* D****** |
| Preparer Title | Dot Coordinator |
| Preparer Email | M****************@p**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 406.855.6963 |
| Preparer Fax | 406.255.5734 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | T*** L* T***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 832.765.1636 |
| Authorizer Title | Regulatory Compliance Manager |
| Authorizer Email | T************@p**.com |
| Narrative | The local area supervisor in billings recieved a call from the control center at 5:45 pm mst on 07/02/2013, regarding a pressure differential downstream of a block valve at ~mp 22 on sm01 seminoe mainline and the line had been shut down. The area supervisor, a technician and a pipeliner headed to the approximate location to investigate and the line flyer was released for assistance nothing was found on 07/02/2013. On 07/03/13 crews continued to investigate and the leak was found by the line flyer. Upon this discovery, operations and contract crews immediately headed to the site and began work. Line was stress releived for about 4000 feet and repairs were made to the line. Additional safety items were performed as requested by PHMSA on the line and started back up on 07/13/2013. Pressure downstream of the valve is ~25 psi and upstream is ~325 psi. Mp 22 is 20 miles south of billings and technically within crow reservation boundaries. |
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